Re: sock5 proxy support for irssi

Chen, Hao H wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I’d like to use irssi via sock5 proxy, while it seems not working. I’m
> using FC10, and use irssi from FC10 repo.( irssi 0.8.12 (20071006 0939))
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> 17:01 [proxy]
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> 17:01 use_proxy = ON
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> 17:01 proxy_string =  CONNECT %s:%d
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> 17:01 proxy_string_after = =
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> 17:01 proxy_port = <my port>
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> 17:01 proxy_address = < my proxy>
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> 17:01 proxy_password =
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> While unable to connect via sock5, log is here.
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> 17:02 -!- Irssi: Looking up irc.efnet.net
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> 17:02 -!- Irssi: Connecting to irc.efnet.net [10.7.210.157] port 6667
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> 17:02 -!- Irssi: Connection to irc.efnet.net established
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> 17:02 -!- Irssi: Connection lost to irc.efnet.net
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> Anyone could help on this issue? Thanks!
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> hao
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SOCKS5 proxy support has to be compiled in, the proxy_foo stuff is for
HTTP proxies and will not work with SOCKS5.

Further, last time I checked in 0.8.11, if you compiled in SOCKS proxy
support, it would _only_ work with a SOCKS proxy and not connect
normally. This was unacceptable so I reverted.

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